Status:

COMPLETED

Lidocaine Patch for Neck Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Pain Management Institute Bethesda-Washington-Maryland

Conditions:

Neck Pain

Neck Pain, Posterior

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study, up to 84 patients with non-radicular neck pain will be allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive up to 3 topical lidocaine or placebo pa...

Detailed Description

84 patients will be allocated to receive lidocaine patch or an identical placebo patch for phase I of this crossover study. Depending on the area of pain, up to 3 patches can be applied. Patches will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 to 90 years
  • Tenderness to palpation over affected areas (using average 4 kg force for 70 kg person)
  • Average pain score \>/= 4 over the week prior to enrollment
  • On stable doses of analgesics for 2 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Chronic mechanical neck pain \> 3 months in duration
  • Boundaries are upper trapezius, mastoid processes, shoulders

Exclusion

  • Radicular pain as determined by clinical presentation
  • Opioid dose in oral morphine equivalents/day \> 30
  • Moderate or severe hepatic disease (will obtain blood work and exclude individuals with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3 times the normal range.
  • Previous neck surgery
  • Known structural defect presumed to be the primary pain generator (e.g. severe degenerative disc or facet joint disease)
  • Serious medical (e.g. unstable angina) or psychiatric (e.g. poorly controlled depression, active substance abuse) that could interfere with treatment or pain response
  • Secondary gain
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • painDETECT score \> 18
  • Known allergy to lidocaine
  • Diffuse pain phenotype (e.g. fibromyalgia)
  • Cervical pain greater in area than 3 patches (10 x 14 cm/patch)
  • Skin defects (e.g. burns, active infection) in area(s) of application that could result in significant systemic absorption

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 2 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04378959

Start Date

February 1 2021

End Date

June 2 2023

Last Update

August 8 2023

Active Locations (2)

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DC VA Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20422

2

Johns Hopkins Blaustein Pain Treatment Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205